Alison Barkoff, J.D.
Hirsh Health Law and Policy Associate Professor and Hirsh Program Director
George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
Alison Barkoff is the Harold and Jane Hirsh Associate Professor of Health Law and Policy and Hirsh Program Director at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is a nationally recognized expert on health care, long-term-services and supports, disability and aging policy, Medicaid and civil rights. Prior to joining George Washington University in October 2024, she led the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, serving in the role of ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging from January 2021 to October 2024. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles at the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and Center for Public Representation.
For more than 25 years, Ms. Barkoff has focused on legal and policy advocacy to improve the lives of people who face the most significant challenges in accessing health care and other critical community services. She has led the development of federal regulations related to Medicaid, health care discrimination, aging programs, elder justice and workforce; engaged in precedent setting civil rights litigation; and led numerous policy initiatives nationally. Ms. Barkoff has testified before Congress on disability and aging issues and before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Hirsh Health Law and Policy Associate Professor and Hirsh Program Director
George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
Alison Barkoff is the Harold and Jane Hirsh Associate Professor of Health Law and Policy and Hirsh Program Director at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is a nationally recognized expert on health care, long-term-services and supports, disability and aging policy, Medicaid and civil rights. Prior to joining George Washington University in October 2024, she led the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, serving in the role of ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging from January 2021 to October 2024. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles at the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and Center for Public Representation.
For more than 25 years, Ms. Barkoff has focused on legal and policy advocacy to improve the lives of people who face the most significant challenges in accessing health care and other critical community services. She has led the development of federal regulations related to Medicaid, health care discrimination, aging programs, elder justice and workforce; engaged in precedent setting civil rights litigation; and led numerous policy initiatives nationally. Ms. Barkoff has testified before Congress on disability and aging issues and before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
